Rudy Gobert vs. Karl-Anthony Towns: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Karl-Anthony Towns and Rudy Gobert to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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Karl-Anthony Towns has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Rudy Gobert.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Karl-Anthony Towns has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Rudy Gobert scored more points in the postseason. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 11 NBA regular seasons played, Karl-Anthony Towns averages 10.4 points more than Rudy Gobert in his 13 seasons (23.0 points against 12.6), and he also scored a total of 4,645 points more (15,417 vs. 10,772).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Rudy Gobert 12.6
13
Karl-Anthony Towns 23.0
+10.4
11

Total Points

Seasons
Rudy Gobert 10,772
13
Karl-Anthony Towns 15,417
+4,645
11

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Karl-Anthony Towns has a better career point average than Rudy Gobert (+7.5 points per game) while Rudy Gobert scored more points (+42).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Rudy Gobert 12.3
9
Karl-Anthony Towns 19.8
+7.5
5

Total Points

Playoffs
Rudy Gobert 1,031
+42
9
Karl-Anthony Towns 989
5

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 0
Karl-Anthony Towns 2
+2

50+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 0
Karl-Anthony Towns 3
+3

40+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 0
Karl-Anthony Towns 18
+18

30+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 2
Karl-Anthony Towns 127
+125

20+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 110
Karl-Anthony Towns 447
+337

10+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 588
Karl-Anthony Towns 648
+60

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Rudy Gobert 836
+167
Karl-Anthony Towns 669

0 Point Games (games without points)

Rudy Gobert 20
+20
Karl-Anthony Towns 0

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 0
Karl-Anthony Towns 3
+3

20+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 6
Karl-Anthony Towns 27
+21

10+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 59
+12
Karl-Anthony Towns 47

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Rudy Gobert 83
+33
Karl-Anthony Towns 50

0 Point Games (games without points)

Rudy Gobert 1
+1
Karl-Anthony Towns 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Rudy Gobert 12.6 4.7 7.2 65.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.2 5.0 63.8 13 856
difference:+10.4+3.7+8.9+13.6+1.7+4.4+39.9+1.3+0.3+20.1+2+187
Karl-Anthony Towns 23.0 8.4 16.1 52.2 1.7 4.4 39.9 4.5 5.3 83.9 11 669

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Rudy Gobert 10,772 4,032 6,123 65.9 0 17 0.0 2,708 4,243 63.8 13 856
difference:+4,645+1,603+4,670+13.6+1,162+2,898+39.9+277+687+20.1+2+187
Karl-Anthony Towns 15,417 5,635 10,793 52.2 1,162 2,915 39.9 2,985 3,556 83.9 11 669

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Rudy Gobert 12.3 4.5 7.1 64.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.2 5.2 60.8 9 84
difference:+7.5+2.4+7.4+16.5+1.5+4.3+35.0+1.2+0.1+22.3+4+34
Karl-Anthony Towns 19.8 6.9 14.5 47.6 1.5 4.3 35.0 4.4 5.3 83.1 5 50

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Rudy Gobert 1,031 382 596 64.1 0 1 0.0 267 439 60.8 9 84
difference:+42+36+131+16.5+75+213+35.0+45+172+22.3+4+34
Karl-Anthony Towns 989 346 727 47.6 75 214 35.0 222 267 83.1 5 50

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 2.3
201445
Karl-Anthony Towns 18.3
+16.0
201682

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 8.4
201582
Karl-Anthony Towns 25.1
+16.7
201782

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 9.1
201661
Karl-Anthony Towns 21.3
+12.2
201882

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 14.0
201781
Karl-Anthony Towns 24.4
+10.4
201977

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 13.5
201856
Karl-Anthony Towns 26.5
+13.0
202035

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 15.9
201981
Karl-Anthony Towns 24.8
+8.9
202150

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 15.1
202068
Karl-Anthony Towns 24.6
+9.5
202274

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 14.3
202171
Karl-Anthony Towns 20.8
+6.5
202329

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 15.6
202266
Karl-Anthony Towns 21.8
+6.2
202462

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 13.4
202370
Karl-Anthony Towns 24.4
+11.0
202572

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 14.0
202476
Karl-Anthony Towns 22.4
+8.4
202624

Rudy Gobert's additional seasons:

* Rudy Gobert played 2 seasons more than Karl-Anthony Towns in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 12 to 13, from 2025 to 2026—he averaged 11.9 points in a total of 99 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert -
DNP
20140
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20160

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert -
DNP
20150
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20170

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert -
DNP
20160
Karl-Anthony Towns 15.2
+15.2
20185

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 11.6
+11.6
20179
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20190

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 13.2
+13.2
201811
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20200

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 11.2
+11.2
20195
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20210

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 16.9
20207
Karl-Anthony Towns 21.8
+4.9
20226

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 14.7
202111
Karl-Anthony Towns 18.2
+3.5
20235

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 12.0
20226
Karl-Anthony Towns 19.1
+7.1
202416

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 15.0
20235
Karl-Anthony Towns 21.4
+6.4
202518

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 12.1
+12.1
202415
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Rudy Gobert's additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Rudy Gobert played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 7.9 points in a total of 15 games.

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